Sopranos Actor Pleads Guilty after Fight

Actor Vincent Pastore, whose Sopranos character "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero was mercilessly killed for snitching on the mob on the HBO series, got off with community service for a real-life crime.

Pastore pleaded guilty Monday in a New York courtroom to misdemeanor attempted assault, following a fight last April with then-girlfriend Lisa Regina in New York's Little Italy neighborhood, the Associated Press reports.

In a plea deal with prosecutors, Pastore, 59, agreed to perform 70 hours of community service, continue anger-management therapy for six months and pay a $190 fine. The actor initially faced two counts of assault, attempted assault and harassment. And if convicted, Pastore could have been sentenced to as much as a year in jail.

Police said Pastore punched Regina in the back of the head, grabbed her hair, and banged her head on a car gearshift during the April 2 argument. When asked Monday by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Ellen Coin whether he hit Regina, Pastore replied "Yes, I did," AP reports.

The judge warned Pastore that Regina had filed a protective order against him, and that violating the order could result in jail time for the actor.

Pastore said he intends to complete his community service at a Veterans Administration hospital in the Bronx.

His attorney said the actor has been enrolled for anger-management therapy for 10 months.